Aerated minnow bucket



Dec. 22, 1953 R. G. MCKISSACK 2,663,115

. AERATED MINNOW BUCKET Filed March 10, 1950 Inventor F08FTM$$ACKAttorney Patented Dec. 22, 1953 UNITED STATES;

metres r orries The present inventionrelates t an: aerated minnowbucketand it. consists in.- the:.combina-. tions; constructions andarrangements -013. parts. herein described and claimed.-

Generallyinthereis provided a minnow bucket having a valved fitting inthe lower end thereof which fitting is connected" by means of a pipe toa pump fitting on the lower outer side of the bucket. A novel clamparrangement is provided for holdingan air pumpupo'n the side of thebucket andioperationcf the pump Teilects anfadmission'of air into thelower end of the bucket to thereby-aerate water which maybe contained inthebucket to. the'reb'y'ensure keeping alive minnews whichmaybe"pla'ced"ini the water; In another form ofthe 'invention,' th'epump is centrally disposed in tlie'bucket andin each'casei there isp-rovided'a'novel'perforated disc fori'a cilitating' the removarof"minnows from I the. bucket:

It is 'accordin'gly'an'object'of the invention to provide a device ofthe character set forth which is simple in construction, inexpensive tomanuture and yet which is efiicient and effective in use.

Another object of the invention is the provision of a minnow buckethaving novel means for aerating water which may be contained therein.

A still further object of the invention is the provision of novel meansfor mounting a pump upon the side of a minnow bucket of the characterset forth.

Another object of the invention is the provision of a minnow bucket ofthe character set forth having a body formed of non-heat-conductingmaterial.

Other and further objects of the invention will become apparent from areading Of the following specification, taken in conjunction with thedrawing, in which:

Figure 1 is a central vertical sectional view, partly in elevation, of adevice embodying th present invention,

Figure 2 is a plan view of Figure 1,

Figure 3 is a sectional. view taken alongline 33 of Figure 1,

Figure 4 is a sectional view taken along line 4-4 of Figure 1,

Figure 5 is a fragmentary enlarged vertical sectional view illustratingthe details of a valved fitting forming a part of the invention, 7

Figure 6 is a vertical sectional view of a modified form the inventionmay assume, and

Figure 7 is a sectional view taken along line l'! of Figure 6.

top of the neck H.

An Referring 7 more particularly to the drawing;

thereis" shown therein a generally cylindricallyshapedbuckethavinga bodyit and an integrally formed-neck i tconstructed'of thick glass orothenheat resistant material.

A-covering i2, preferablyformedof aluminum; entirely covers the bo withapair-of diametrically opposed slots 1 5.

Hoover i6 is provided with a plurality 'oi'per fora'tio'ns i l' and witha flanged portion i t-having a pair of diametrically opposed outwardlyeaten-dneck of the bucket a pair of outwardly 'extending bail ears towhich is pivotally attached a bail 2i having a handle 2.

Centrally disposed in thebottom of thecontainer is a fitting 23-havingarecess 2 l in =its* upper endin-whi'ch recessisseated a ball 'valve 25.A passage 26 communicates with the recess 24 and the lower end of thefitting and a pipe 2'! is connected with the fitting and extends throughone side of the bucket to a coupling 28. Laterally extending beneath thecoupling 28 from the body of the bucket is a bracket 29 provided with apair of diametrically opposed bayonet slots 30.

An air pump 3i having a conventional handle 32 is provided at its lowerend with a pair of outstanding diametrically opposed lugs 33 and thereis afiixed to the covering I2 adjacent the upper end of the body and invertical alignment with the bracket 29 a spring clip 3d.

A concave-convex shaped plate 35 having a plurality of perforations 36therein and having its concave side uppermost, in horizontally arrangedwithin the bucket and is of such size to allow a very small clearancebetween its periphery and the inner walls of the bucket. A verticallyextending handle 3? is centrally affixed to the plate 35, as indicatedat 33.

In operation, it will be apparent that the bucket may be filled orsubstantially filled with Water and that thereafter live minnows 39' maybe placed within the water, which water should be at a normaltemperature for the proper living conditions for such minnows. The wallsand neck of the bucket being of heat-resistant material will act tomaintain the proper temperature of the water for considerable eriods oftime and it will be apparent that from time to time the handle 32 of thepump 3| may be reciprocated to ing ea'rs l 9 andthe covering i 2 hasaifixedthereto adjacent the juncture between the body andthe therebyforce air through the valve 25 to thus allow a proper amount of oxygento enter the bucket and become absorbed in the water for the properpreservation of the lives of the minnows 39. It will also be apparentthat the pump may be mounted in the bracket 29 by engaging the lugs 33in the bayonet slots 30 and thereafter or at the same time engaging theupper end of the pump in the spring clip 34. The pipe 21 will be thencoupled with the conventional outlet pipe 510 of the pump 3| by means ofthe coupling 18. When it is desired to remove minnows from the bucket,it is only necessary to turn the cover it a quarter turn to align thelegs IS with the slots [5 and to thereafter withdraw the cover 16 fromthe bucket.

In the form of the invention illustrated in Figures 6 and 7 an air pump5|] is centrally mounted in the bottom 13 by means of embedding a basemember 51 therein. This pump is also provided with a handle 52 whichextends upwardly through the neck and which will ordinarily be enclosedwithin the cover it. The pump is provided with an outlet pipe 53 whichcommunicates directly with the interior of the bucket.

A perforated dish-shaped plate 54 is affixed to the lower ends of a pairof vertically extending shafts 55 whose upper ends are slidably mountedin a bracket 59 which is aflixed to the upper portion of the pump 50.

I'he remainder of this form of the invention is identical with thatdescribed with regard to Figures 1 to 5, inclusive, and the operation islikewise identical with the exception that when it is desired to raisethe plate 50, it is only necessary to grasp the uppe ends of the shafts55 and draw the same upwardly thereby bringing the plate 54' likewise inan upward direction so that minnows which may be in the water containedin such bucket will be drawn to the top of the bucket to provide easyaccess thereto.

While but two forms of the invention have been shown and describedherein, it will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art thatmany minor forms of the invention may be made without departing from thespirit of the invention or the scope of the appended claim.

What is claimed is:

A device of the character described comprising a bucket including acylindrical Wall and a bottom wall, a valved fitting disposed in saidbottom wall and communicating with the interior of the bucket, a feedpipe embedded in said bottom Wall, connected at its inner end to saidvalved fitting and protruding from said cylindrical wall, a bracketafiixed to the lower portion of the cylindrical wall and having bayonetslots therein, a spring clip afiixed to the upper portion of thecylindrical wall in vertical registry with said bracket, 9. pump, pinsaflixed to the lower end of said pump and removably receivable in saidbayonet slots, said pump being also removably receivable in said springclip, a discharge pipe in the lower portion of said pump, and a couplingfor interconnecting said discharge pipe with the outer end of said feedpipe.

ROBERT G. MCKISSACK.

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